Planning St. John's

Welcome to the Planning St. John's page. This page provides a site where the public can find information and give feedback on planning applications all in one place. Planning applications include Municipal Plan and Development Regulation amendments such as rezonings and text amendments, but do not include development applications, discretionary use applications, or non-conforming use applications.

Occasionally, a person or company proposes a type of development that does not meet our policies or regulations and would have to be rejected, unless an amendment can be made. Amendments undergo careful consideration by City staff and Council. As part of the amendment process, we invite you to learn about each application and give your comments and concerns – they help inform Council's decisions on these matters.

Links to current applications (starting in June 2022) are provided below. We invite you to view the applications that are of interest to you. Click the link to be taken to each planning application project page to learn more, ask a question, or provide your feedback.

If you prefer to provide comments or ask questions using mail or email, please do so to the Office of the City Clerk and include your name and address, or e-mail cityclerk@stjohns.ca or write to P.O. Box 908, St. John’s, NL, A1C 5M2. Be sure to include the name of the application in your submission.

Planning Applications Open for Feedback

Map Amendment - Waterways & Wetlands-853 Main Road

Council is considering a map amendment to Appendix C, Map 4 Waterways and Wetlands. The purpose of the amendment is to update the status of the wetland at 853 Main Road.
Currently, the wetland at 853 Main Road is categorized as a wetland that requires further study. A study of the wetland was recently carried out and that study found the wetland has a Wetland Ecosystem Services Protocol (WESP) score of less than five. Wetlands with a WESP score less than 5 are not protected.

Provide your feedback by Wednesday, November 12
358-376 Portugal Cove Place

The City has received an application from GLD Homes Ltd. to rezone land at 358-376 Portugal Cove Place from the Residential (1) Zone to the Residential 2 (R2) Zone and Apartment 1 (A1) Zone for a mixed subdivision development. The initial proposal is for a combination of Semi-detached Dwellings and Townhouses along Portugal Cove Place and a 154-unit Cluster Development at the rear of the properties. A Municipal Plan amendment is not required.

Provide your feedback by Friday, November 28

Current Applications

Each application has its own project page. Click the name of the project below to learn more or leave your feedback. Projects that are currently open for comments are identified in the list below.

1 Clift's-Baird's Cove(External link)

1-5 Petty Harbour Road(External link)

7 Rickett's Road(External link)

7 Waterford Bridge Road (2025)

8 Shaw Street and 4 McLea Place
(External link)

18 Campbell Avenue(External link)

18 Mount Cashel Road(External link)

19 King's Bridge Road(External link)

20 George's Pond Road(External link)

38 Robin Hood Bay Road(External link)

45-53 Blackmarsh Road(External link)

46 Hazelwood Crescent(External link)